DJRome

NYCC is over, but I'm not quite done selling art! So I put up a few new pieces in the gallery to give this thread a little life.

Check it out here

Four more pieces are up, including a Thanos page from Silver Surfer #34 by Lim and an epic Byrne dps from MTU #53.

Follow the link up top to see everything available, along with pricing.

Five more pieces added, including the cover to Captain Marvel #35 for $10,000

The X-Men 143 is sold

X-Men #143 splash - SOLD

Secret Avengers #34 - SOLD

X-Men #144 pages - $12,000 for the pair

Green Lantern #29 - $50,000

I'm pulling out some (mostly) upscale stuff to bring to NYCC. Please check out my gallery right here. Trade is always welcome & more pieces will be on the way!

I can be contacted at anextdoorguy@yahoo.com 

37 minutes ago, Jay Olie Espy said:

The current bid is $950. So it costs more than $1k to make a stat?  

I believe it was cleaned along with the stat work. Getting that professionally done is not cheap.

That said, I thought the price was still in the $650 range. I think you could get Dennis to do the work for under $950, but you'd have to ask him to be sure.

Just wanted to make note of a slight discrepancy in the description of this Adventures into the Unknown cover I have in tonight's auction. The image is listed as 14"x17" because the top stats are professionally made reproductions. In person, you'll see that the image area's more like 20-21". Those of you familiar with the old ACG covers know how big they can be!

I believe the work was done by Robert Dennis, which probably cost more than the current high bid. So, I think someone's going to get a good deal on it tonight!

I'm one of the exhibitors at the show and can confirm that the second room is long gone. Believe me when I say it's better this way.

I will also say that trade is more than welcome at my table, as well as most others. That said, I only accept trade for something that I'd like to own personally. I'm more of a collector than a dealer. I'm sure the dealers feel the same way I do, although they'll make an exception if you're willing to part with your art at a discount! Keep that in mind when bringing out your trade bait.

I had heard about this changing hands back in '17 from the current consignor. Sight unseen I made an offer, which was rejected. I had kept an eye out for this cover for years; it's a nostalgic fave & Flagg was the hot indy title of '83-'84.The #1 is a noteworthy piece & would be a great addition to most of the 80s collections out there.

That said, I don't think I'll be the next caretaker for this one. For some reason I find difficult to articulate, the pics don't wow me. Maybe it's the overlay? I don't know, but I find it difficult to summon up the courage (& funds) it would take to bring this one home. I find that the more I think about the #1, the more I regret passing on the #2 when it was available on CAF for 5k, back in 2012. Maybe I'm just getting old, like Felix & Gene!

The NYC art con is almost here. So here's some more art for sale: The cover to Warlock & the Infinity Watch #1. Price is $16,000

The Doctor Strange is a recreation.

Quick preview pic before the show. Anything not previously listed will be priced tomorrow.

27 minutes ago, Bird said:

Is your table DJ Rome or is there another name to look for?

I'm Dan & my table will be right next to Brad's, across from Jim Warden. Feel free to stop by and say hi.

The NJ art con is coming this Sunday & I'm pulling out more stuff for sale. I just posted a great Perez Ultraforce cover ($4000) along with something extra special: a vintage CC Beck Captain Marvel cover ($38,000). Feel free to drop by my table and check them out in person!

Just Added Cerebus #2 pg1 ($3200) & Preacher Ancient  History TPB cover ($14,000)

One week to go before the NJ show, so it's time to post some more art. I've just added three pieces to my for sale gallery with more coming later.

So far, I've added the cover to Prime #10 ($2500), promotional art for Superman/Doomsday Hunter/Prey (ON HOLD), and a page from Uncle Sam #1 ($3500).

The latest round of auctions are in the books & the NJ & NYC art cons are closing in. So it's time to crack open my portfolios and post some art for sale! I'm only posting a few pieces right now, but more will be added in the weeks to come. Everything for sale can be found right here.

Highlights so far:

Alex Ross art from Astro City #1 $2200

Bolland sketch $3500

Captain Marvel #35 $12,000

Death of Captain Marvel page: SOLD

I can be reached directly at anextdoorguy@yahoo.com with any questions/inquiries.

-Dan

Thanks for posting some examples from the collection, OW. Would you happen to know the board & image size?

Also, I'd like to throw my 2 cents in regarding Byrne's use of marker:

As far as I know, most any page from the early 80s on that has Byrne credited with pencil & inks is bound to have marker on it. There are many examples (pages & covers) that were done with a fine tip marker & a sharpie for large black areas. For better or for worse, it was part of his process. Any collector that can't deal with marker shouldn't collect that stuff.

Personally, I judge it on a case by case basis. I've seen Byrne covers that showed too much fading for me to be interested. The Cap #290 that just sold on Heritage comes to mind, as does the PPSSM #101 that they sold a few years back. But I've purchased Byrne marker pieces where the blacks are still very crisp. Check out the She Hulk #2 below. 30 years old & still as pretty as ever! It's only had two owners since it was originally sold in '89 & we both took good care of it. That makes a huge difference in the marker's lifespan. India ink will age better than marker in the long run; but if a quality marker is used & the piece is kept out of light, I don't worry much about future fading.

Below I've posted a pic of the cover to FF #257, along with a standard board cover for size comparison. You'll notice that there is some slight fading in the background by Galactus's jawline. In the six years that I've owned it, there has been no additional fading. I spoke about it with a collector who owned it 15 years before I did & he said that it was like that when he got it! And yes, he kept it in portfolio away from light & heat.

A boardie started a post to point out that his Byrne FF page was done on larger board. Since it's coming up for auction, the thread was moved to the marketplace. But it got me wondering about how many big Byrne FF pages exist.

As far as I know, six of his covers were done large, but does anyone know how many interior pages were oversized?